Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-05
VOL. TX. NO.
GENERAL NEWS.

Rev. Ia L. Luse, of Erie, Pennsylvania,
committed in Nebraska
4. B. Pannell. sheriff of Mualensburg
county kentucky, was shot dead AT Para
disc BY desperate, whom he attempted to
arrest Tor murder.
Those SsninOles Of Indian Territory who
suffered By the failure of their crops, are
receiving from the funds of the tribe a
seIncient sum to tide them over to the next
harvest.
The ice in the Maumee river at Toledo,
broke loose sWeeping away $50 feet of the
Union railroad bridge. There is great dan
ger that 400 feet OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road bridge will be wrecked,
The argument in the telephone cases has
sgun in the United States supreme court
ana Will continue for two weeks. The cOun-
sci IN these cases asked for sixry-foar hours,
or about three weeks, but the court decided
days.
Nina Van Zandt cooked a breakfast for
August Spies, placed a loving card between
Two slices OF bread, and sent cOlored EO-
man % the jail with basket. As the jailer
found nc conrraband articles in the package
ne sent a guard 70 the anarchists cell with
Il is stated that the circuit court at Gin
clnnati, Ohio, recently declared the board
OF education OF that city an illegal body.
Only the counsel heard the decision pro-
nouneed, and they have kept the matter
secret because OF its importance, hoping 70
secure speedy action BY the legislature
The committee representing the cattle
growers association called upon Attorney
General Garland IN Washington, ID. o. with
b VisW 20 arriving at the truth OF certain re-
ports being induztriOusly circulated to the
eject that the attorney general has given an
adverse opinion relative 10 the constitution
atty OF the NJ r bill for the suppression of
pleuO-pueuu IA The committee report
that Mr.. Garland denied emphahcally hav-
ing given expression to any such views. His
record IN the senate, he said, would show
that be favored the passage of an effective
law 70 deal with the disease, and he had had
no occasion TO change his mind upon the
subject. he stated that he had not yet
given che Miller bill special consideration.
The funeral OF Mrs. Senator voorhees, oc-
cured at the home of her husband, corner
OF Sixteenth aud i streets, Washington
City, and was attended by as many or the
friends OF the family as could gain admit
lance to the house, and many people re-
t.lained on the sidewalk for want of room
within The burial service of the Episcopal
skurah was read. The caskst was carried
doWa stairs into the DRAWN groom and
theme . ter service 70 the hsarse by the
three sous Of Senator and Mrs. Voorhees,
ami their nephew, Mr.. John Paul Jones.
The honorary pall-bear5Ts were eL- Senator
Mcdonald, Col. X. j. Bright Gen. q. b.
Williams, Judge Sanderson johnson, Judge
A. B. Cotton, j. S. Smithmeysr, and ADM
rails Queen and Crosby. The casket was not
opened, 50 that none but the members of
the family were permitted 70 look on the
face Of the dead On the floor at the head
Of the cask6t stood shaft of white roses
with a crest Of pansies on q pedestal Of
cameilias, Roman hyacinths, and smilaI
across which lay an anchor OF purple vlOlets
and cross of white hlacs, it was sent by
the printers in the government printing
onio6. Upon the head Of the cask6t was
q -
foot the lilies OF the valley sent by Mrs.
Cleveland. The other hOral pieces com
pletely covered the casket.
In q most unexpected manner tine perpe-
tration of the great Rock Island train rob
berry was directly charged against Henry
Schwartz, a former brakeman of the road.
no VIII nave 10 answer - lll4lct-4ent not
only for robbery but also for the murder Of
Express Messenger Nichols. Some time
ago Schwartz Was arrested and jailed, O5ten-
s1bly on charge Of bIgamy. There was
more or less reason for holding him on that
account but the fact of his having been one
OF the brakemen on the Nichols train on the
night of the robbery, and had since been
spending money freely, led to the impress
suspicion OF his connection with the
train robbery. he has remained
long ceased to be a subject of comment.
SchWartz's attorneys went TO the circuit
court, while Judge Anthony was trying &
murder case and privately stated to the
I4QEG NAlt LnclE client was EGdQy 10 give
hail. The circumstances surrounding his
arrest had 50 completely dropped out of
public attention recently that the judge did
not recollect anything IN the matter and he
on-hand fixed the bail as requested, naming
5000 as the amount. Sureties were wait
ing in the corridor, and Schwartz would
have been released IN short order had not an
attendant accldently overheard some OF the
conversation in the hall and hurridly tele-
phoned the officers, who arrested Schwartz.
These quickly returned word to Judge An
thony, who delayed IN signing the papers:
Before Schwartz mad enjoyed moment of
liberty he was grabbed by two officers hold
ing capiases that had been provided for
such an emergency. The documents show
ed that Schwartz had been indicted by the
grand jury Of Grundy county for murder
and highway robbery. A cab was called al
once, into which Schwartz, handcutfed and
closely guarded, was hustled add quickly
driven to the depot.
Six hundred Italians Will be dispatched tc
Aassowah to reinforce the garrison there.
An order has been issued at Berlin. for
bidding the expectation Of horses across the
German frontier III any direction.
A party of Poles from Wilkesbarre, Penn
sylvania, while on their way to HObOken K
take the Bremen steamship "Irave," were
assaulted by gang OF coal strikers, anC
three Of the party severely injured, one 81
badly that he may not recover. They Werl
evidently taken by the strikers for ''scabs,
as the assault was unprOvoked. The situa
ton in the coal strike lie unchanged.
John Watts, a we'll known character abou
the Chicago docks. entered the liquor stor
at the corner OF South Water and CLAIR
streets, accompanied by a male companion
ami two women. The Quartstte entered thu
wine room in the rear of the shanty. After
ward three men entered The saloon, one o.
whom had a badly bruised face and eye
This one listened at the door Of the win
room, and then turning to his companions
said. ''NOW, Pm going to do him." Wit
that, he drew q long dirk from his poke
Watts was sitting with his back to him, and
without q word OF warning, the murdere
bent over the unsuspecting mans shOulde
and plunged the dagger up to the hilt int
his heart. Jerking the bloody weapon Out
he ran through the side door and escaped
still clutched between his fingers and died Ii
9 few minutes. Detectives have been de
tailed 70 capture the man with the black ey
aud his companions Watts had 1ust Il
turned from the bali, where he had had
quarrel with the man who murdered HIN
The quarrel Was over woman and Watt
administered a thrashing to the man an
the latter had sought revenge by tOlloWin
Watts and numbering him
The Illinois labor convention at Spring
held declined to recommend new TIL
Tor the convicted anarchists OF Chicago.
John W. MaeIay has purchased the Goa
telegraph line running from San kranclsC
70 Santa Cruz.
A IRE at Dallas, Texas. burned three of Il
finest business buildings, occupied by who'll
aaie ErOcers, whose losses aggregate 500
coo.
In the village Of UniontOWn, Ohio. in fin
days time, i've married ladies of middle as
dropped dead from supposed heart dlseas